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3,112
Years on record
1983–2026
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June 29, 1998 NV · Metal/Non-Metal coal sampler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Rosebud Mining Company L L C · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS TAKING A RIB SAMPLE IN STORE #22 PANEL S-7, HE HAD LOST HIS SAFETY GLASSES BUT PROCEEDED TO SAMPLE. WHILE CHIPPING A SAMPLE A SMALL ROCK CHIP LODGED IN HIS RIGHT EYE. THE CHIP CAME OU T AT THE DR'S OFFICE. NO DAMAGE TO THE EYE, BUT HE WAS PRESCRIBED ANTIBIOTIC EYE DROPS TO PREVENT ANY INFECTION.

June 4, 1997 NV · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Rosebud Mining Company L L C · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS HELPING CHANGE CONVEYOR BELT AT BATCH PLANT. HE WAS CUTTING THE BELT W/A RAZOR KNIFE. PULLED THE KNIFE TOWARDS HIM AND IT SLIPPED AND POKED HIM IN THE LEFT LEG INSIDE JUST ABOVE THE KNE E. IT TOOK 3 STITCHES.

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